Baby-buggy and the like.



No. 857,696. PATENTED JUNE 25, 1907. M. WBINSTBIN. BABY BUGGY AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED 0OT.3, 1906.

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BABY BUGGY AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED 0012s, 1906.

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view of the running-gear of the buggy, showas from a pavement to the street, the carriage also further consists in the novel constructheforward ends of the supporting frame I 14T ENT oFFroE.

UNI ED s'rArns MORITZ WEINSTEIN, or ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALFTO MAX SPERLING, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

BABY-BUGGY AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed October 8, 1906. Serial No. 337.288.

To all wh m i m y concern: members 2-.- The brackets 5 are formed Be it known that I, Monrrz WEINSTEIN, a with perforations through which passes a subjectof the King of Roumania, residing at shaft 6 having angular extensions 7 outside the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, United States of America, have invented a formed with stub shafts 8 upon which are new and useful Improvement inBaby-Bugmounted the front wheels 4. gies and the Like, of which the following is a I 9 indicates a cross-bar extending between specification, reference being bad to the acthe front supporting frame members 2. companying drawings, forming part of this I 10 indicates a sleeve orhub on the shaft 6 specification, in which j and secured thereon by set screws 11. Se-

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a baby I cured on the sleeve 10 is a notched disk 12. buggy or go-cart showing my improvement 13 indicates bracket members secured to the applied thereon Fig. 2 is a side elevational cross-bar 9 and loosely engaging at their 5 other ends the sleeve 10, one on each side of i said disk 12. Mounted on a cross-bolt 14 No. 857,696. Patented June 25, 1907.

ing the several positions of the front Wheels Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view of one of the side brackets which support the shaft carrying the front wheels; Fig. 4 is an enlarged I detail view, looking from the inside, of the i bracket shown in Fig. 3, showing the said spring 17, the other end of said spring being shaft in cross section and the spiral spring i attached to said cross-bar 9. The lower end co-operating therewith; Fig. 5 is a detail 1 of said lever 15 carries a small wheel 18,, the front view of the parts shown in Figs. 3 and periphery of which is normally slightly above 4; Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail view of the i the tread of the carriage, as shown in Fig. 1. locking and tripping lever and its co-operat- The tips of the forward ends of the suping parts; and Fig. 7 is a front view of the porting frame members 2 are bent at right parts shown in Fig. 6. angles, as at 19, and have attached thereto This invention relates to a certain new and one end of a spiral spring 20, see Fig. 4. useful improvement in baby buggies and the The opposite end of said spiral spring like, the object being to provide means whereis fastened to a sleeve 21, which sleeve is by, when the buggy is rolled or passes absecured on the shaft 6 by means of a pin 22. ruptly from a higher to a lower plane, such The sleeve 21 is preferably formed with a plurality of alining perforations and on the withdrawal of said pin 22 is free to rotate on said shaft 6, whereby the tension of said spring 20 may be varied or adjusted, for purposes hereinafter described.

The tendency of the s rings 20, one of between the bracket members 13 is alever co-operate with said notched disk 12. To the upper end of said lever is secured a coiled is prevented from tilting forwardly.

With this object in view, the invention consists in novel means whereby, when the buggy isrolled or passes abruptly from a higher to a lower plane, a frame carrying the front wheels is automatically operated, the l which is on each side of t e buggy, is at all front wheels lowered, and the body of the times to rotate or rock the shaft 6 and extenbuggy prevented from tilting forwardly, sions 7 and thereby throw the wheels 4 backmeans being also provided to lock the wheels wardly and thus elevate, due to the conin normal or elevated position; the invention 1 struction of the rocking frame 6, the front part of the body of the buggy, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. The shaft 6 and wheels 4 are, however, locked or held in normal or elevated position, as shown in Fig. 1, by means of the rojection 16 on lever 15 engaging the note 12 on the disk 12, the projection 16 being held to its engagement with said disk by means of the coiled s ring 17, see particularly Fi s. 1 and 6. ow, should the buggy be rol ed or pass abruptly from a higher to a lower plane, as from 3.

tion, arrangement, and combination of the 1 several parts, all as will hereinafter be described and afterward pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 1 indicates the body of the buggy; 2 the supporting frame for the body of the buggy; 3 the rear wheels; and 4 the front wheels.

5 indicates bracket extensions secured to the brackets 5. The shaft extensions 7 arev 15 provided with a projection 16 adapted to the buggy and carried infant is more evenly body of the buggy, but, by means of a guard plate 23 and stops 24, see Fig. 3, regulate the backward throw of the extensions 7 and keep said extensions in an obliquel forward cs1- tion, so that the tendency of t e front W eels is to resume their normal or elevated position when the front and back wheels are again on the same plane and the weight of the body of distributed. The tension of the springs 20 is normally adjusted,-by means of the sleeves 21 and pins 22, to slightly over-balance the weight of the carried infant, so that when the front and back wheels are again onthe same plane, the weight of the buggy and carried infant will overcome the tens1on of springs 20 and force the wheels 4 back to normal position, when they are again locked by pro'ection 16 on lever 15 engaging notch 12 on 'sk 12. Should, however, the front wheels, on the buggy reaching a level surface, not readily resume their normal position, only a slight pressure of the hand is required to accomplish this result.

In the backward rotation of the shaft 6 in throwing the front wheels rearwardly and downwardly under the body'of the buggy, the projection 16 on lever 15 will drag over the notches 12 on the disk 12, as said disk 12 rotates with said shaft 6, and thus said notches 12 serve to retard or cushion the backward throw of the wheels and prevent jarring. The length of the extensions 7 is regulated according to the particular construction of buggy or wagon involved. For baby buggies, in large cities, the extensions 7 would be made of slightly greater length than the height of the curbing, as is obvious. Due to the novel construction of the frame 6, the front wheels are projected forwardly, thus giving the buggy a broader base than is usual in these constructions and thus lessening the liability of the buggy overturning.

In rolling the buggy from a lower to a higher plane, as the carriage is usually tilted upwardly in front to raise the front wheels, the lever 15 is not generally tri ped; but should the lever 15 be tripped by t e curbing or other projection, the effect would only be a further tilting upwardly of the front of the buggy; but in such case, there is practically no danger of the infant falling from the buggy, as both the back of the carriage and the person rolling the carriage are present to prevent the infant from falling out of the rear of the carriage. The main danger generally in these constructions is the liability of the infant falling out the front of the carriage on passing from a higher to a lower plane, and this danger is obviated by my invention and without necessitatin the buggy being bodily lifted on passing om a higher to a lower plane or wlthdut requiring the person rolling the buggy coming from the rear to the front of the buggy. Should the front wheels be thrown downwardly and backwardl by the accidental tripping of the lever 15 cm an cause, there would be no danger of the infiint falling from the buggy, as the said wheels would be swung backwardly and downwardly slowly, the buggy would be tilted backwardly-mot forwardly where the danger of the infant falling from the buggy is presentand the person rolling the carriage, being in the rear of the carriage, could easily prevent the infant falling from the buggy, as heretofore described.

While I have more particularly herein described my improvement as applied to a baby buggy, it is obvious that there are many other constructions to which my improvement could equally as well be applied.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a baby buggy or the like, the combination with the body thereof, of a runnin ear comprising rear and front wheels, said ront wheels being depressibly mounted with ing abruptly from a higher to a lower p ane,

said depressing means being adaptedto be automatically operated to depress said front wheels when said buggy is passing abruptly from a higher to a lower plane; substantially as described.

2. In a baby buggy or the like, the combination with the body thereof, of a runnin ear comprising rear and front wheels, saic ront wheels being depressibly mounted with relation to said body, means for depressing said front wheels, means for locking said front wheels in normal position against the action of said depressing means, and means adapted to automatically release said locking means when the buggy is passing from a higher to a lower plane over an abrupt descent; substantially as described.

3. In a baby buggy or the like, the combination with the body thereof, of an underframe, rear Wheels on said underframe, front wheels depressibly mounted on said underframe, means tending to depress said front wheels at all times, means for locking said front wheels in normal position against the action of said depressing means, and means adapted to automatically release said locking means when the buggy is passing abruptly from a higher to a lower plane; substantially as described. v

4. In a bu gy or the like, the combination with the un erframe, of a depressible frame carried thereby, means for holding said frame in normal elevated position, and means, acting in opposition to said holding means, for depressing said frame, said holding means being adapted to be automatically released when said buggy asses over an abrupt descent; substantial y as described.

5. In a bu gy or the like, the combination with an unclbrframe, of a rotatable frame carried thereon, wheels on said frame, means for locking said frame in normal position, and coiled sprin s mounted on said frame for rotating sai frame when said lockin means is releasedsubstantiall as describe 6. In a bu gy or the ike, the combination with an umIerframe, of a rotatable frame carried thereon, wheels on said frame, means for locking said frame in normal position, springs adapted to rotate said frame when said lockingmeans is released, and means for regulating the amount of rotation of said frame when said locking means isreleased; substantially as described.

7. In a bugg or the like, the combination with the unde rame, of a rocking frame carried thereby, wheels on said rock1n frame, a

, spring actuated lever. and notche ,disk for looking said frame in normal osition, and springs adapted to automatica ly rock said frame rearwardly when said lever is tripped out of engagement with said disk; substantially as described.

8. In a buggy or the like, the combinationwith the underframe, of a rockin frame carried thereby, wheels on said roc ing frame, means for locking said frame in normal position, means for swinging said frame rearwardly when said locking means is released,

and means for cushioning the rearward swing of said frame; substantially as described.-

9. In a buggy or the like, the combination with the underframe, of a depressible frame carried thereby, automatically releasable meansfor holding said frame in normal elevated position, and means for depressing means is released; substantially as descri ed.

10. In a buggy or the like, the combination with the underframe, of a rocking frame carried thereby, wheels on said rocking frame, automatically releasable means for holding said rocking frame in normal elevated position, and means for rocking said rocking frame and its carried'wheels when said holding means is released; substantially 'as described.

11. In a'buggy or the like, the combination with the underframe, of a rocking frame carried thereby, wheels on said rocking adapted to co-operate with said rocking frame for holding the same in normal elevated position, and a spring connected to said rocking frame, the tension thereof being exerted, in 0 position to said locking lever, to rock said rame, whereby, when said locking lever is released from co-operation with said rocking frame, said spring will rock said frame and its carried wheels; substantially as described.

12. In a buggy or the like, the combination with the body thereof, of a running gear comprising a frame, rear wheels mounted on said frame, a rocking frame mounted on said first-mentioned frame, front wheels mounted on said rocking frame, a notched disk on said rocking frame, an automatically releasable locking lever mounted on said first-mentioned frame and ada ted to co-operate with said disk to lock said rocking frame'in elevated normal position, and a spring for rocking said frame when said lever is in inoperative position with respect to said disk; substantially as described.

13. In abuggy or the like, the combination with the underframe, of a rotatable shaft, extensions on said shaft, wheels on said extensions, means attached to said shaft for rotating the same, means mounted on said underframe and co-operating with said shaft for normally holding the said extensions in elevated position against the action of said rotating means, and means for regulating the rotation of said shaft when said locking means is in inoperative position; substantially as described.

14. In a buggy or the like, the combination with the underframe, of a rotatable shaft on said frame, extensions on said shaft, wheels on said extensions, a notched disk on said shaft, a s ring actuated lever mounted on said under ame and ada ted to 00-0 erate with said disk to lock said shaft against rotation, and springs on said shaft for rotating the same when said lever and disk are disengaged; substantially as described.

15. In a buggy or the like, the combination with the underframe, of a rocking shaft on. said frame, extensions on said shaft,

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wheels on said extensions, a notched disk on rocking movement, springs on said shaft for rocking the same when said lever and disk are disengaged, and means for'regulating the tension of said springs; substantially as described. v

16. In a buggy or thelike, the combination with the underframe, of a rotatable shaft on said underframe, extensions on said shaft,

wheels on said extensions, means for locking said shaft against rotation, in which lookedposition said wheels are presented forwardly of said underframe, and s rings for rotating said shaft when said loc ing means is released, the rotation of said shaft swinging said wheels bac'kwardly and downwardl under said body; substantially as describerfi 17. In a buggy or the like, the combination with the underfralne, of a tilting frame mounted thereon, said frame consistlng of a shaft, extensions on said shafts, and wheels on said extensions, a notched disk on said shaft, a sprin -actuated lever co-operating with said dis and when in engagement therewith locking said wheels in a forward, elevated position, sprin s on said shaft adapted to swing said w eels downwardly and rearwardlywhen said lever is disengaged from said disk, and means acting in opposition to said springs for regulating the rearward and downward swing of said wheels when said lever is disengaged from said disk substantially as described.

18. In a buggy or the like, the combination with the underfraine, of a tilting frame mounted thereon, said frame consisting of a 25 shaft, extensions on said shafts, and wheels on said extensions, a notched disk on said shaft, a sprin -actuated lever co-operating with said dis and when in engagement therewith looking said wheels. ina forward, 30 elevated position, springs on said shaft adapted to swing said wheels downwardly and rearwardly under said buggy when said lever is disengaged from said dlsk, sto s for regulating the amount of the downwar and 3 5 rearward swing of said wheels when said lever is disengaged from said disk, and means for cushionm the downward and rearward swing of sai wheels; substantially as described. 40

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MORITZ WEINSTEIN.

Witnesses: WM. BAER, G. A. PENNIN TON. 

